Telephone attachment.



PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

B. S. MADDOGK. TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

,APPLIUATION FILED APB.. 26,1906.

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EDWARDS. MADDOCK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that EDWARD S. MADnoCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Telephone Attachments, of which the following is a' specification.

My invention relates to improvements in telephone attachments; and the object of my improvements is to provide improved means for holding coins or slugs and tor feeding same, one at a time, into the telephone.

In the drawing-Figure l is a side elevation view I of my invention secured to a telephone box of the style in general use, the lid or closure of the receptacle being open; Fig. 2 a view of the right hand side of Fig. l with the lid closed; Fig. 3 a top plan View of myinvention detached from the telephone; Fig. 4 a side view on an enlarged scale of a slide forming a part of my invention; Fig. 5 a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale; and Fig. 6 a cross sectional View of a slotted tubular closure, of modied construction, for closing the opening in the coin receptacle.

Referring to the drawing in detail-l represents the telephone box. Secured to the top o said box by screws 2, 3 is a clamp or frame 4. Mounted on said frame 4 and secured thereto at 5 and 6 is a cylindrical tube 7 for holding coins or slugs 9, and having in its upper side an opening 8 for the insertion of the coins, and provided in its opposite sides with longitudinal slots 10. Arranged in said tube is a coil spring 1l provided at one end with a head l2 for contact with the coins land carrying two pins 13, I4 /extendin'g through the slots 10 and adapted to'be engaged by the fingers to compress the spring while the tube is being iilled with coins or slugs. Hinged to therV rear side of the tube `7 is a cover or closure 15 for the opening 8. Secured to one end of the tube 7 isa chute 16 adapted to conduct coins or slugs from the tube 7 into the telephone box through a slot in the latter, and having in its upper edge a slot 1,7 through which coins may be inserted in the telephone without passing them through the tube 7. Slidably arranged in the upper end of the chute is a slide 18 carrying a coil spring 19, and provided near its edges with two slots 20, 2l.

' Arranged in the upper end of said chute and extend- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 26, 1906` Serial No. 313,729.

Patented July 16, 1907.

end of the tube 24. Arranged in the tube 24 and surrounding the plunger r26 is a coil spring`29 adapted when the pin 28 enters the notch 25 to cause the inner end ofthe plunger 26 to yieldingly engage the adjacent coin or slug and to prevent the latter from passing through the chute while the tube 7 is being lled with coins. After the tube 7 has been lled with coins the spring Il being stronger, than spring 29, pushes thel plunger 26 outwardlyy so the end coin may be pushed into the chute by means of the slide 18.

In the modified construction shown in Fig. 6: 30 represents a cylindrical closure for sliding over the tube 7 for closing the opening 8, and provided with longitudinal slots 3l and 32, 33 to receive the foot 5 and pins 13, 14 respectively, and having in its end a slot 34 to receive a staple on the end of the tube 7 as indicated by the dotted lines 35 in Fig. l. This form of closure when used may be secured in place by a padlock inserted in the staple 35.

What I claim as new, isy 1. In combination with a telephone box having a slot, a tube for holding coins, Said tube being provided in opposite sides with longitudinal slots, a'chute connecting one end of the tube With the said slot, a coil spring arranged in said tube and provided at one end with a head for engagement with the coins, said head having pins slidably arranged in and extending through the slots in the tube, and means for passing the coins one at a time from the tube into the chute.

2. In combination with a telephone box having a slot; a tube for holding coins; a coil spring arranged in said tube for engagement with said coins; a chute connecting one end of the tube with the slot in the box; means for passing the coins one at a time through the chute; a small tube having one end secured to the chute opposite the coin holding tube, and provided in its outer end with a notch; a plunger slidably arranged insaid small tube, and carrying a pin for engagement with the said notch in the outer end of the small tube, and havingits inner end extending through an opening in the Wall of the chute for engagement with the adjacent coin.

3. In a coin handling mechanism, a suitable support, a coin holding receptacle, a post connecting the receptacle with thesupport, means arranged in the receptacle for engagement with the coins, a coil spring arranged in the receptacle and engaging said means, a slidable tube covering said receptacle and having a slot to receive said post, a chute connected with one end of the receptacle, and means for passing the coins one at a time from the receptacle into the chute.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD S. MADDOCK.

Witnesses O. K. Timeo, M. I. Knox. 

